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By Mary Lack1 and Glenn Sant 2
1 Shellack Pty. Ltd
2 TRAFFIC Oceania, part of the TRAFFIC Network which is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006
In response to CITES Decisions 12.47, 13.42 and 13.43, the following paper, "World shark catch, production & trade 1990 - 2003" has been developed by TRAFFIC Oceania, supported by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
The paper recognises the utility of focussing on the top 20 shark fishing States as noted at the 20th Meeting of the Animals Committee (AC20), to most effectively identify data gaps and thus facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks).
This paper examines trends in the catch, production and trade of sharks and shark products. In the main the analysis focuses on the period between 1990 and 2003 although some longer time series are provided for reference purposes. The analysis is based on data obtained from the FAO's Fishstat Plus databases; Capture production 1950-2003; and Commodities Production and Trade 1976 - 2003 (FAO Fisheries Department, 2000). As at end February 2006 the latest data available from the data base was for the 2003 year. The paper also includes discussion of apparent anomalies in the data, identifies a range of issues requiring further analysis and suggests possible ways to improve the quality and reliability of the data.